A proposal to improve Lutak Road in exchange for transferring three roads to the Haines Borough has shed light on a state program that favors projects that shift costs onto municipalities.
The state selects community transportation projects through a competitive application process with a bias for proposals that involve transferring state-owned facilities to local governments. The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) likely wouldn’t widen Lutak Road if Haines didn’t agree to acquire state roads, like…